topic Re: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable? in Alienwarehttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6127716#M15484
<P>Also, can you explain more what the&nbsp;Intel Optane storage is for?&nbsp; It's a full length M.2 2280 slot, but only supports 60Gb and 120Gb configurations?&nbsp; I see that Intel has drives up to 960Gb with their Optane SSD line.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks!</P>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:50:17 GMTbhnkstr2018-07-31T22:50:17ZAlienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6074648#M13579
<P>Looking to upgrade the SSD that comes standard with the 17r5 and curious if both slots support M.2 NVMe SSDs. Thank you in advance for the help.</P>Thu, 03 May 2018 17:36:53 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6074648#M13579CelticDiablo2018-05-03T17:36:53ZRe: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6074673#M13580
<P>Hi <LI-USER uid="3469522"></LI-USER>!</P><P>Two out of the three M.2 slots support Nvme M.2 SSDs. For more information, check out the system specifications on this link:&nbsp;<A href="http://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/alienware-17-r5_users-guide_en-us.pdf" target="_blank">http://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/alienware-17-r5_users-guide_en-us.pdf</A></P>Thu, 03 May 2018 18:27:57 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6074673#M13580Alienware-Tammy2018-05-03T18:27:57ZRe: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6074679#M13581
<P>Thank you for the quick repsonse. Just 1 follow up question (as the manual does not specify exactly), can either slot that supports NVMe be used for the boot drive?</P>Thu, 03 May 2018 18:33:58 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6074679#M13581CelticDiablo2018-05-03T18:33:58ZRe: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6074696#M13582
<P>Sure! Any of them can be used as the boot drive.&nbsp;</P>Thu, 03 May 2018 18:46:41 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6074696#M13582Alienware-Tammy2018-05-03T18:46:41ZRe: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6127711#M15483
<P>Why do the older Alienware Laptops &nbsp;have more slots for NVMe cards?&nbsp;(my older one has 4 x&nbsp;2280 slots)<BR />My newer laptop (R4) has 2 x 2280 slots and 1 x 2242, and it looks like the R5 has the same?&nbsp; I have zero use for that 2242 slot.<BR />Really wish I could put 4x2280 cards in a new R5 laptop. Is the size limit for NVMe really only 1TB cards?<BR /><BR />Been waiting for the new model to come out, hoping it had 4 x 2280 slots and could take larger cards.&nbsp; Guess I'll have to look at something else..</P>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:23:00 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6127711#M15483bhnkstr2018-07-31T22:23:00ZRe: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6127716#M15484
<P>Also, can you explain more what the&nbsp;Intel Optane storage is for?&nbsp; It's a full length M.2 2280 slot, but only supports 60Gb and 120Gb configurations?&nbsp; I see that Intel has drives up to 960Gb with their Optane SSD line.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks!</P>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:50:17 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6127716#M15484bhnkstr2018-07-31T22:50:17ZRe: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6136630#M15882
<P>Hello! Do both slots support m2 Sata also? I know they support NVME, however do they both support m2 sata?&nbsp;</P>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 03:44:34 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6136630#M15882CKNY2018-08-17T03:44:34ZRe: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6154696#M16146
<P>If your SSD is m2 sata it the slot should automatically detect it as m2 and not NVMe. Thats usually how it is.</P>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 04:55:01 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6154696#M16146NKD112018-08-29T04:55:01ZRe: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6169596#M16755
<P>I wanted to know can I install Samsung 970 EVO Series 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD in R5</P>Sat, 08 Sep 2018 02:52:13 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6169596#M16755jigsaw_or2018-09-08T02:52:13ZRe: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6219367#M18023
<P>same here.</P><P>I'm interested to know how to install the install Samsung 970 EVO Series 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD for storage, not to replace my main drive.</P>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 05:09:03 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6219367#M18023ScienceX2018-11-19T05:09:03ZRe: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6220071#M18047
<P>Has any one been able to do this???</P><P>Samsung 970 EVO Series 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD for storage</P><BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="3512096"></LI-USER>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /><P>same here.</P><P>I'm interested to know how to install the install Samsung 970 EVO Series 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD for storage, not to replace my main drive.</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>&nbsp;</P>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 04:15:51 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6220071#M18047ScienceX2018-11-20T04:15:51ZRe: Alienware 17r5 - Are both SSD slots NVMe capable?https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6247680#M19205
<P>Yes, the 2280 slots can hold larger than 1TB.</P><P>My AW 17 R4 has a Samsung 960 PRO NVMe 2TB as the boot drive.</P><P>I plan to install two 970 EVO 2TB NVMe 2280s in my next laptop AW 17 R5 that I expect to get in the next few weeks.</P><P>&nbsp;</P>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 06:51:48 GMThttps://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/Alienware-17r5-Are-both-SSD-slots-NVMe-capable/m-p/6247680#M19205SiliconValleyDIY2019-01-08T06:51:48Z